Recognitions & Awards

Education World A+ Rating for Content, Aesthetics, and Organization. "Students and teachers will find this site, with a section devoted to each, to be a great resource."

Award In recognition of The Wild Ones efforts to educate children, this site was presented with the "Wildlife Tracker Gold Award for Excellence".

studyweb The Wild Ones has been selected as a featured site in StudyWeb as one of the best educational resources on the Web.

butterflywebsite These awards are given to those websites which we (Butterfly Website) feel are well designed, safe for children, and are significant contributors to the appreciation of nature and ecology on the World Wide Web.

teacher created Featured in Best Web Sites for Kids 2000, published by Teacher Created Materials, Inc. (Westminster, CA)

bonus.com Bonus.com Editors have selected The Wild Ones website as an "Editors Choice" site and a "KidCool" site. "KidCool" because it's a rare and great thing when web authors create quality content appropriate for kids.

goldstar Goldstar's Education Resources: selected The Wild Ones site as among the "best education sites in the world" and will be distributed to schools throughout Australia on CD-ROM.

digital dozen Eisenhower National Clearninghouse (ENC): The Wild Ones website was selected as on of the 12 most valuable resources for math and science teachers. "A site with that something special."

BBC Internet Guide: selected The Wild Ones for inclusion in their "WebGuide".

magellan The McKinley Group/Magellan: The Wild Ones was selected as top Internet site for teachers and children.

fledge McGraw-Hill/Fledge: The Wild Ones was selected as an appropriate site for children on the Internet.

renew america ReNew America: The Wild Ones has been recognized for two consecutive years (1996-97 and 1997-98) for its work in supporting environmental education.

UK Plus UK Plus Editors Choice: The Wild Ones was selected as a site with "genuine and lasting interest". A site in the top 1% of websites.

Gakkos NEC Global Network/"Gakkos": selected The Wild Ones as being of "oustanding interest to Elementary and Junior High Schools worldwide.

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Instant Access of London: included The Wild Ones on their CD-ROM of the "80 Best Internet Sites".

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel: selected The Wild Ones as a "valuable Internet resource" for Discovery Channel School's "Cultures Alive" Fall 1997 programming theme.

Comments from Members

    Your web-site is impressive... so educational and easy to use. Great animal facts, I'll recommend it to teachers as a resource. -Brooklyn, NY

    We're very interested in animals and it is nice to know that there are web pages to answer our questions. We hope to have a job working with animals in the future. -UK

    Your aye-aye page was very helpful to me in completing my project on the species endangered by a diminishing rainforests. -Singapore

    Your web site is very intresting and it has good valuable information. -UK

    "The Teacher Connection has so many good ideas that I can use to enrich my curriculum." -Saluda, NC

    "The activities helped me enrich my program. They gave students valuable opportunities and experiences." -Mamaroneck, NY

    "The Wild Ones materials are very informative and to the point." -North Wood, RI

    "The children really enjoy the articles."

    Thankyou for having this site! When my son was home with scarlet fever, I home schooled him, and your site was very helpful! -California

    "The projects and materials are very good. I am able to relate the information in The Wild Times into my themes." -Muscatine, IA

    "Through TWO my students and I get information from different angles and world perspectives. The articles written by teachers and students are especially interesting." -Duluti-Arusha, Tanzania

    "(My students) were really pleased that TWO wanted their opinions, and they can't wait to see their work in The Wild Times!" -West Long Branch, NJ

    "I like that your site has a page where students can write to scientists. Great site." -Enchanted Lake, HI

    "Thank you so much for providing a wonderful publication." -Philadelphia, PA

    "I study primates and found your site very interesting, thank you." -Japan

    "My forth grade students just finished a Wild Ones project. We learned so much and are excited to share our stories with you." -Texas

    "Thank you! Our work looks great on the web!" -Staten Island, NY

    "Discovered your site while looking for lion tamarin information on the web. I found the students observations of the tamarins very interesting and was impressed with their sophistication."

    "Our work with the Environmental Survey helped us convince our principal to let us start a juice can recycling program. We learned that you have to do a lot of explaining in posters and graphs to get people to understand and help." -Bronx, NY

    "I'm an 11 year old student and your web site helped me make a food web for the tropical rain forest. Thank you."

    "My kids and I have enjoyed the nice photos posted on your site. Keep up the good educational pages."

    "I think the most important thing to help endangered species is staying educated about what's going on. You guys are doing a great job!"

    "I love this idea. Educators as resources for one another without being hindered by distances." -Rochester, NY

    "Congratulations for such a beautiful work." -Brazil


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